Ulysses Byas Elementary School
60 Underhill Ave
Roosevelt NY, 11575, Nassau County
Phone: 516-345-7500
Ranking:
(1,734 out of 3,424, bottom 49%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Roosevelt Union Free School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 35 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 35 | |||||||
Total Students: | 523 | 469 | 401 | 409 | 399 | 372 | 361 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 35 | 6.7% | 40 | 8.5% | 53 | 13.2% | 50 | 12.2% | 33 | 8.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 168 | 32.1% | 84 | 17.9% | 75 | 18.7% | 69 | 16.9% | 64 | 16.0% | 70 | 18.8% | 46 | 12.7% |
Grade 1: | 20 | 3.8% | 73 | 15.6% | 53 | 13.2% | 64 | 15.6% | 64 | 16.0% | 61 | 16.4% | 55 | 15.2% |
Grade 2: | 73 | 14.0% | 53 | 11.3% | 65 | 16.2% | 65 | 15.9% | 53 | 13.3% | 56 | 15.1% | 61 | 16.9% |
Grade 3: | 60 | 11.5% | 68 | 14.5% | 54 | 13.5% | 48 | 11.7% | 53 | 13.3% | 63 | 16.9% | 54 | 15.0% |
Grade 4: | 64 | 12.2% | 53 | 11.3% | 44 | 11.0% | 55 | 13.4% | 59 | 14.8% | 64 | 17.2% | 53 | 14.7% |
Grade 5: | 55 | 10.5% | 50 | 10.7% | 54 | 13.5% | 58 | 14.2% | 60 | 15.0% | 52 | 14.0% | 48 | 13.3% |
Grade 6: | 46 | 8.8% | 48 | 10.2% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 44 | 12.2% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 3.3% | 6 | 1.6% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 319 | 61.0% | 280 | 59.7% | 246 | 61.3% | 259 | 63.3% | 260 | 65.2% | 186 | 50.0% | 173 | 47.9% |
Female: | 204 | 39.0% | 189 | 40.3% | 155 | 38.7% | 150 | 36.7% | 131 | 32.8% | 178 | 47.8% | 171 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 224 | 42.8% | 228 | 48.6% | 169 | 42.1% | 210 | 51.3% | 174 | 43.6% | 155 | 41.7% | 139 | 38.5% |
Black: | 298 | 57.0% | 184 | 39.2% | 165 | 41.1% | 199 | 48.7% | 225 | 56.4% | 217 | 58.3% | 207 | 57.3% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 56 | 11.9% | 67 | 16.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 296 | 63.1% | 238 | 59.4% | 294 | 71.9% | 314 | 78.7% | 242 | 65.1% | 220 | 60.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 40 | 8.5% | 56 | 14.0% | 74 | 18.1% | 45 | 11.3% | 11 | 3.0% | 51 | 14.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.94 | 15.63 | 14.85 | 12.88 | 12.09 | 12.00 | 10.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 75% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 34% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23% | 30% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 34% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 11.5% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 82% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 90% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 89% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 41% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 13.6% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 81% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 34% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 36% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 39% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 15.8% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 78% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 87% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 42% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 64% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 12.7% | 19.3% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 83% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 82% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 35% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 34% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 40% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 14% | 12.6% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 65% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 81% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 89% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 40% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 50% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 55% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 11.8% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 88% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 79% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 76% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 65% | 67% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 52% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 75% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 67% | 79% |
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* Ulysses Byas Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.